coob

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1. 631.▲
   by coob 15y ago

   Sample of one: conclusion, coincidence.
2. 632.▲
   by coob 15y ago

   > The only people who really care about software updates (in the absence of show-stopping bugs) are those that are willing to install custom ROMs. I'm pretty sure developers care about users upgrading to the latest version. No one wants
3. 633.▲
   by coob 15y ago

   Here is one reason why they will not: Larry Page is trying to focus the company, not make it do everything under the sun. See: Almost every extraneous service being cut.
4. 634.▲
   by coob 15y ago

   You have just as much glare on a matt screen, it's just defused. If you angle a glossy screen correctly, you'll have much less glare than a matt screen.
5. 635.▲
   by coob 15y ago

   Design is not a theme.
6. 636.▲
   by coob 15y ago

   Yes, we have done this. Doesn't help that precisely 0% of people appreciate getting an automatic form letter over a personal reply.
7. 637.▲
   by coob 15y ago

   Switching between computers is easier than it once was, in Xcode just export your developer profile from the organiser.
8. 638.▲
   by coob 15y ago

   This is for users, not developers. Third party developers can only develop apps using the official API that paid-for users have access to. The official app doesn't require a subscription.
9. 639.▲
   by coob 15y ago

   Would it matter if they could be weaponised, seeing as China already has nukes?
10. 640.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    > Device testing on Android is way, way easier than on iOS. Once you've got over the pain of setting up a provisioning profile and developer certificate, what in particular is easier on Android? Or is that your only concern? Debugging o
11. 641.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    No, you couldn't, as you wouldn't have access to the API.
12. 642.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    I get twice the volume of Android support emails than iOS. Android sales are 5% of iOS sales. The vast majority of them are nothing I can do about as they relate to the install/refund process.
13. 643.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    My prediction: http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/The_Homer
14. 644.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    > Also even if the CEO isn't stupid and makes an effort to get accurate information, the middle managers might just give him inaccurate information putting politics ahead of company loyalty. Do not underestimate the magnitude of this pr
15. 645.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    Nice optimism there champ.
16. 646.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    > It is very much the case that you can often get away with it (see for example all the apps with splash screens), but it is "expressly forbidden". Neither of your instances of breaking the HIG made your app better, so yes, what I said
17. 647.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    Yes this is trivial.
18. 648.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    With regards to the HIG: At a recent Apple iOS Tech Talk the engineer giving the session mentioned that breaking the HIG wasn't expressly forbidden, but that you needed to "know the rules in order to break them". Break them, if it's better
19. 649.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    No shit, there's 2 and a half years between them. Nexus One release date: January 5, 2010 Original iPhone release date: June 29, 2007
20. 650.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    > Though you can't program on the iPad currently Ah but you can: http://twolivesleft.com/Codea/
21. 651.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    I will stake my entire years income that you still be able to access iTunes via a US-ended VPN for the entirely of it's existence.
22. 652.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    Well if you're going to let a minor inconvenience like geo-restricted service access prick your plans maybe it's not for you.
23. 653.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    1) Ratings slightly higher on the Android store. 2) Both are paid
24. 654.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    We sell the same apps on Android and iOS. Android revenue is 5% of iOS revenue.
25. 655.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    > Visitor Flow is located under Standard Reporting > Visitors. Where? I can't see it.
26. 656.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    So for cultural reasons? Is it not perhaps because there's much less competition for .NET stack cloud platforms, therefore less quality?
27. 657.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    From the article: > The iPhone 4S really sends raw audio data. It’s compressed using the Speex audio codec, which makes sense as it’s a codec specifically tailored for VoIP.
28. 658.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    WhatsApp still has one thing going for it that 'in-grown' tech does not - interoperability. BBM and iMessages only work on those platforms, WhatsApp transcends them.
29. 659.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    Here's a much more readable article about the GPU from Anandtech: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5077/arms-malit658-gpu-in-2013...
30. 660.▲
    by coob 15y ago

    Twilio doesn't seem to support SMS outside the US, at least it doesn't in the UK.